The Sun. — London, England, 1818-04-24 00:00:00

T 1-1- ~ C 0 UNTR Y. , • I,t toking articles from PROVINCIALJOUnNAI:S we have (leaned that we sh:di hot confine °sir- sehei ;,) were local iact:; .4ntl but shall ex;r,let the reaso► ine. and opinions of the respee• tive Colidtwtors of those Jmutials. The pria), ciples of -The' Leeds Intelligentr we'llave &tett hAtl occasion to approve as loyal, constitutional, and judicious. ..fhe subj:•et of the late application to Parli,ntient, in' behalf of some branches of the Royal Family, must have e:..cited unpleasant feel- ings in every pcNoo attached to that Family. This stibjecCis treated with so much delicacy, respect, and judgment, that we are sure we shall gra tV.y our. Readers, in transferring the - ifpinions of its loyal Editor to the pages of Tug Strw. The tribute to the independence of Parliarhent, and par ticularly to the House of Commons, is, in all re specri, impartial, just, and liberal. We-trust that on the enining General Election, this honest firtn- mess on the part of those who generally-act with. rilioisters, will not be losF . on the Constituent Body, and - that they cvill return. - none who will not conduct themsd;es with actual integrity, and not listen to the Bra , tlers -of Oppositio,u who would emleßvour to convert l'arliarnent into a JACOBIN• CONVENTION (From 7'he Leeds Intelligencer of April 20.) . . The teinsal of: Parliament to grant the pro , Posed increased allowances to the Royal Dukes, in the event of their olartilni is of course pain ltd, even to those who think the financial. diffi; et4ies of t country iegitiv the Strictest, eeopo . thy that is consistent with the security,, at.(l lit) imor of the empire. Painful, we are_ sure, the e relusal must he, no! only to the Royal . .but to the Members of the Legislature, whn ge nerally sopporting Ministers, vet-thotq,*.t, Jrmn a sense of public duty; that the pr4iBsed anniirances, under present cirenm.4tances, were tpo i g,r.eat, and who ditniniAlied those allowances . 'by &err *idles— paintul, in short., to all, except s ,,to . thetmalignant faetitio who . - rjoice at every Wotrud,ichieh can be inflicted` on 'elevated and =ori:fhb: respect of the people for the throhe and thelaw... "In the:preieat - case,howev'er, there- is much matter of consolation, if , not of unmixed. pleasure. At a- lime Ayirtn :the people are assailed .with the most artliit - incentives, to disaffection---when the , Legislature, especially the commons branCh of it, are openly and audaciously charged with corrup tion and venality, and represented as utterly tin worthy the confidence- of the - country, so brilliant a proof of Parliaments, y independence (one of the most remarkable,certainly, that ever orprirred in any country), cannot_but be highly gratifying, abstractedly speaking, to all who wish to see our globous .Cons tit ut ion , and en_v;able privileges, preserved from the rude mutilations of visionary specnlatists, or - of -ambitious destroyers. • 'Plait \ vet y Parliament (so loudly accused of servility and corroption), Wli:ch recently Voted four hunilretl thousand powr's to Spain for the.abolition,on the part ut _that po:it Or, of the slave•tratle--which al most titianiMonsly gavx this -large sum for the rescue of _poor unprotected' Africans„ is . totind, shortly aftcrmards, vigorously "examining the grounds on whitlt a boon, *comparatively tailing, is solicited -by their Sovereign. for 'the establish ment in marriage of his. Royal BrotWers., and with a siiirit of economy, tad almost said parsimony, measuring out the pational bannty with a prudent and a friigal hand. 'Dist very Parliament, which .`• has so well distinguiShed by. its loyal and constitutional veneration.for the throne, and by a tender respect towards all -the Members of the Royal Family, yet iefuses .to Royalty itsella re quest, the refusal- of which, of all others, is the roost mortifying—whieh.has supported the public theasures of a vigorous administratioti, taros l„.,11 a period of unexampled difficulty, from a convic - - tion that those measures were calculated for the salvation of the Empire, yet negatives, in the most humiliating •manner, the propositions of that very Ministry, on a question of great importance, (and' no doubt one on which they entertain a de gree of personal feeling) though involving a pe cuniary sacrifice comparatively trifling—which h as 'always Erten liberal, almost to profusion, of the • politic money, in prosecuting the bloody'contest in which we were so long engaged—in conferring munificent - rerytirds on distinguished public ser vices—in appropriating immense sums for the re- Uri of. severe distress,. wherever it was to he found, in 'other countries as well as in this ;—for the support of all useful iustitwions; the prose cution of all valuable researches; the erection of advantageous or ornaincnral na:ional works . —yet withholds,' felts this ocean of expenditore, the trifling stream which it was proposed to open, for the' provision of an Heir to the CroWn, and turns aside, amidst all these stupendous opera tions, to inquire, with a Microscopic minuteness, info 'the alleged necessity, for making fro addition to the income of some :of the Royal Family, and boldly to refuse' all that they 'are induced to be lieve absolute necessity does not require. we- not kirow the spirit of the times in we live, we should expect to hear no more, after t4rS, of the, pretended necessity for Parlia tnentary Reform. While all well affected men, however, will feel' their affection for the Consti ,tution, and for the British Parliament, as at pre- sent constituted, strengthened by this occurrence, ire ktroq , enough of jacobinism not to feel assured that bet hatred is..ooly embittered by e.vely fresh manifestation of , virtue. She hates, Parliament and the Constitution because .of their very per - - fections. ". For ourselves, we allow we are pained at the ungri3vions result of these' applications tO* Parlia ; but our sorrow arises more from the ap plimations having been made (raking it for grapited; after the decision of Parliament, that they were • nnpestionahle),.. than atv the grants being refused.' We look on the Throne, and the Royal Azanilly, the Legislature, and rue Ministers of the Cruwn, t :l , ` ~~~ . r tiith mlngled feelings of devoted loyalty, anti of affectionate respect. Of the proportions of these sentiments, we may;say that we entertain _the largest sh4i l 4 towards the Sovereign and his 'Fa mily-the next towards the Legislature--and - the least,•eur - Nor LITTLE, towards the enlightenell Ministry who have so well preserved the vessel of the Stare amidst foreign an: domestic contentions. In . any occurrence involvi.ng , he dignity or peace of the iilostrions ftruilyat, the head of the Efn-, pire, -the y: tore, we sy.npatbize /with them deeply. lit any contest between .Parlianient and tie Mi nistry (whatever may be our respect awl regard for the,latter) we rejr.iee at the prows which the former evince of their indepCndence ; , and, we rely, , besides, with greater conadcnce, on the decision which is pronoonced by their collective "wisdom, than we do on the propriety of any propbsitirmis which they shall-have rjeeted. We look upon the Sovereign, his Parliament, anti his Ministry . , (each of them wirtaking in the powers of Govern ment) as ta 9 r Rulers collectively; the first perma nently, the t%io last for the time hein4; and sat b jec! to change. When they harmonize: with each other (as happily, in these eventini times, they generally have done) we rest with implicit con fidence *under their parental , superintendance,— %Viten a difference : unfortunately arises, we be hold it with the . emotions of children' during a tradsitot y. disagreement bet w eer their parents.— We,presutne not rashly to pronounce which has been to blame; We pray that the difference may speedily terminate, and that it may be the last to occur." • EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. CAMP, KlOO R H , OCT. 8; 1817.—0 n 'the 211" ult. we lost a most vdloable Officer, Captain Armstrong, of the second Battalion, 18th Re giment. He commanded five companies at Rameesur, anti .was most active in driving Jug butoloo and the Confederates front their several posts in the :Jangles. Captain Rennett, of the 18th, with five coMpanieS and two 3-pounders, l'eft Cut tack by water to quell the rebellion in Coojting. - He sailed ou she 14:h, band came to . Parrah. Deep oil the mtuning- of. the Ifith, when observing a strong stockade at the landing-place, he directed his boats full.-against it, landed his men and guns, and after some firing the rebel.; fled ; tie dashed into the village, wliere the fellows 'had guns, 1 and 3-pounders,-inounted.at the head of each street . ; these he instairtlyeatitured, and look several of the Rajah's e,es. and children ; the Rajah a himself:nrrowly escaped. On the 16th - ,the Pylces attacladbini iniforce, but were defeated with heavy loss'; the Head Mo lungee, or Port-Adiniral, one'Cif 1114' principal tol visers-, was wounded and taken prisoner.. Captain Rennett was wounded near the grain, by 814 arrow, and four Sepoys were slightly Wounded . ; be took here : eigb,t gurls,lots. of . 011.., two ; ele phants, and ten horses. , • ,The cdtrirnunkation ;with Cuttaelt i being-StUt . up .by.a body of Pykes - , and no advit'es reaching its from Parrah Deep, Sir G. Martindell detached Captain Simpson with two ,co'mpanie's by water to open it. The Rajah having suffered severely, on the lfith and 18th, delivered himself 'tip on the 19th, and brought- in, prisoners, two of his - prin• cipul advisers ( who are now in irons, and conclude, be hanged 'immediately. Every %hing; by the list accounts front that quirter, is settled. Citizen Jugbundoo, who looked to- a powerful. diversion in thlit quarter, must hive been in de s:pair, when he heard that the insurrection was quelled in a few days ; he has not above 400 men with birn, and the majoriry_of these, except the proscribed Sirdars, Will quit hiin tire moment the state of the count rywill admit of our moving. At present the .whole is a sheet of water towards Ramaesur.' [FROM THE,CALCUTTA GAZETTE, OCT. 9.] The movements of" hi. different di'isions of the Bengal and Madras armies now assume a particu lar interest, and will probably shortly develop the plan of the fampaign. At present Sapoir appears to be the point oti which they are likely to move. It was understood the Madras diyi sjons were marching by Hindia and Hurdah, and that they would erns the Nerbudda, arid move, with- all expedition, to the North . West towards Sagur. It was expected Sir Juan Malcolm would proceed from ..Nagnore to Soance (within two marches of Mullah), and join the lst and 3d Brigades of the Army of the Dukhin ; and that the force under Adams {which forins the sth. Brigade of that Army) would move to the same point. It is reported in the Ukbars from Sagur that the whole force of the Pindarees would proceed toward, Gualior, before the lltis sarah, and that a confidential man, ott the part of Scindia, was with each of the Piudaree Chief tains, Clieetoo, Wassail, Malionied, liurreem Khan, &c. • - MADRAS, OCT. 21.—We are sorry to Learn from Calcutta ) that the. epidemic disease, which has lately been so fatal in that capital and neigh bouring provinces, continues mid - lecke:l in - its progress ; and SIICII, we are'informed-, is the alarm excited by this dreadful calamity, that Calcutta has been deserted ,by a great portion of its native pipulation. It is• deeply to be regretted that ti►e prejudices pointed out in the following paragraph should paralyze_the humane efforts which have been made to check this baneful disease : " The arrangements that have been made by the Public Authorities, and . which are Mentioned in an extract from the last Government Gazette, have effected every thing that perhaps is practicable, in the existing state of the native community. Re medies. have been placed within the reach of the Sufferers, and hundreds of persons have been saved trona the fatal consequences of the disorder ; but there is too much reason to fear that an abhor rence of medicines administered by Europeans, and a mistaken confidence in the efficacy at specifics obtained •in the bazar and hedges, have deterred many from seeking the proffered remedies until too ,late. A reliance on the pur chased protection of Kali, : has,.we are persuaded, also 'prevented numbers from proceeding / to the places, where human relief could be obtained.— Every day,. during the preceding week; • have-we' %Vitnessed-soletnn processions to' the tempts implore - the clemency of ,this hithertoiniphicable goddess.'.l. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 23. • i ROW AT VAUXHALL. THE KING V ARCHER RYLAND, ESQ. This defendant, the son of an eminent mer chant in the city, was convicted at the last As size's for the county .ot Surrey, before Mr. Baron Gaanast, of an assault upon Lord Viscount Val letort, the eldest son of the Earl of Mount Edge -comb. On the motion of Mr. GURNEY' he was now brought up to receive the judgment of the Court. - We recently detailed the particulars of . this cas'elti - onr report of the trial at Kingston. Mr. Hyland put in : an affidavit, in which he stated, that hp had received the first assault froui the prosecutor, and that the blow which be gave the latter was °ply in his own defence. He deposed, bat he had not-the slightest enmity towards Lord Valletort, - and that supposing the latter had pur posely shoved him, he bad bet'n led into the act, for which he, was now brought up far judgment. A vast number of' affidavits were put iu on the part of persons of the highest character and re-' spectability, from, whose depositions it appeared . that the defendant was a young Gentleman ot.a most amiable alit' peaceable disposition, remarkable for the amenity of his manners, and gentlemanly de meanour, from his infancy. He had been edu- . cared at the Charter-house, from whence he was removed to St. John's College; Ovford, where he had attained the_ highest academical distinctions, was al'ellnw of his College, and was now a Mem ber of the Hononrable Society of Gray's Inn, being a candidate fur the Bar. NOLAN delivered a very sensible and dis creet appeal to the-Court in mitigation of punish ment, and was followed by Mr. COMA' N. Mr. ,GtJaNAY and Mr. ROOTS were heard in aggravation. Lord ELLENBOROUGH baying left the Court to attend the Qaeun's Drawing-room,- the 'other Judges considered .the case, and Mr. Justice BA-it.-Ey,-in delivering the judgment of the Court, sald, - that considering the very dis tinguished character which the. defendant had re ceived from persons of the highest estimation-in society, the Court did not feel themselves balled -upon to- pass anY:suntenee. t'Vhich might affect his future prospects..in-life,•nor call upon him 'to give any security to-Iseep thepeacr„bircanse it was not likely that a person so characterised as he had • been from his .'infancy, would require any legal restraints to guard against .the -repetition of a similar outrage ; but for the sake of public justice it was necessary to impose ,the: punishment which appeated to them, ta,berltie.,tallis offence. The sentenceArit the - .Court therefore was,. that - he shi,uld pay a fine - of 501'. to the King ; ,ttud be irn prisoned until that fine was paid. -The defendant , immediately paid the fine, and ' was forthwith discharged: • : RIOT AT, BRIGHTON.. James Bennett, Jesse ,Donce, Goodwin,and Ruth, 'were brought up to.-receive sentence - for an assault and -riot -at Brighton ; the assault was committed inceonsequence of some evidence giveri . .by Redmotie,.a revenue-officer, at the Town Hall, against 13enyert. The mob,Was very, unruly, anti consisted of, nearly 1000 pe.rsous: they pelted Redmore with-rotten eggs, mud, &e., nearly from one end of the town to the wrier, and tunch jure(' himl some of the,. defendants ,detiattiriat therivould murder-littn ; the fugitive took shelter in several houses, ..intmehictr:the ringleaders of :pc' crowd broke, and • dragged ,him out by the - hair or his head. The report of thetriarlieforg,Mr.Baron WooD, at •Horsham,,having been -f,e4d,,..tlre defendants put in some affidavits and other papers, extenuating their conduct-upon this occasion. To a question from Lord ELLENBORQUGH, Mr. Sedeant OsisLow, for the prosecution, said, that Iledmore was not even yet-recovered in conse quence of the violence offered to him, and that the dangerous state of his health had prevented his examination at the Assizes. - The *COMMON-SERJRANT addressed the CoUrt for Bennett, and Mr. Serje - ant 'Onslott observed, that it was 'extrernely fortunate that the: defen dants notv stood upon the floor, and had not been tried for murder ; and it was not clear that the offence of which they had been . found guilty ww., - not capital. Bennett had been particularlYactive, as ItedmOre had'intOrniekag,aiirst him far keeping a private shop for the sale of spirits. The Court sentenced Bennett to be imprisoned in Horsham Gaol for two years, Dance and Goodwin:to. be imprisoned for I year, add: Ruth to be imprisoned for 8 multils, each 'boding seen-, dry for his good.bebaqonr. Bennett, after senteiree was passed, very Ye- • hemently entreated for mercy, in consideration of his wife and six ch . ldren. Ile is a keeper of some machines, called Fly-by-nights,- at. Brigliton. Thomas Freeman, for an assault upon an Excise Officer on the coast of Sussex, was sentenced to be imprisoned in Horsham Gaol for- three months, and to pay a 'fine of 501. Jr. Court, for aiding in the rescue of ,iom.e half-ankers of spirits, in Kent, and resisting a Re, venue Officer, was ordetel to be con - fined inCan.; terbury,Gaol for two Months; 2 • M. - Blaney, for a similar - offence in Cornwall, to receive three months imprisouthent. Henry Goodwin was sentenced to- a fortnight's imprisonment in Ipswich•Gairl; for a slight ob struction of an Excise 011ic* in,SOffolk. w. Roach and James ilhaimer,. who were found guilty, at Exeter, of a viol - ent assault Upon, and resistance to, a Revenue Officer, were ordered to be Imprisoned nine inontirs;,•and,,to find securities for two_ years, in 401. each. --. John Desmond, for a riot and assault upon an .Excise Officer in DevOnshire, Was sentenced, to three months' imprisonment in Exeter gaol. Henry Brian, indicted'behire Ml... Justice ABBOTT; for infringing the limits of quarantine at the Mother-bank, was brought up to reeeive-judg ment: the, defendant was the Master-of a vessel cOled the Helen. Mr. GAZELEE, on the part-of the-Crown, said, that the strantable . .penalty, under Slat: 6.. Ge 0 .111., c.'7; for this'offence, Wa's SM., arid 'the im portant object of it was -the securing of the public health.—The sentence of tile - Courtwas accord- - ingly the payment_ of the whole. penalty. Thomas Russell was sentenced' to two months'. imprisonment • itr - Dorcherier Cfastie,,' for assault; ing a itevenue Officer. COUNTRY BANKERS. Yesterday a numerous and most respeel; Meeting of Country Bankers took place at t, r , George and Vulture Tavern,'Cornhill , for the P ing pose of !milting into consideration the Bill p en( ' n its in Parliament, requiring th em to make der 9 a , iii the public funds, or other Governm ent sec rities. Sir W. Eutonri was-, called to the chair;- !!! ob9erved, that the meeting had been cal le(l , ll r ° E , a subject deeply affecting their interests, ail ( ' 5 ."4 ed that a great number of letters bad been recet/) from Country Bankers who were unable to 010.°i! .0 tr ii t; eXpressing their approbation of the object they had been suminoned for. FL -tying' bri :be 'petitioned Oat object, Sir W. Elford sa id ' - o f meeting would be happy to hear th.esentimentoa any Gentleman, and to receive any pr o s" t d declaratory of the view entertained:of the 15i , 1. te Parliament, by those most severely to be au d.e. -- by the paSsing of that Bill into a law. Mr. JAMES, of the house of Galion and P in t e h l e t of Birming ham, said, he Objected not onlY details, hut the principle of the bill. Mr. Ta it proposed a resolution, exp re ssive of tbe I 1 e which the.meeting r egar d e d t h e bill in Parl i _f 1)..1t 1 0 ; rn naeiy, as an attempt to injure free ti a " e ' jiirious to the country .banker in particular, to the public in general. The Resolution was c irried unanimOtislY• nee" The Chairman, and some other hankers, "e' j cated every thing likely to create disooi"%:ted• suggested that the Resolution should be of •every thing likely, to give occasion_ for cil vi • d i d Mr. PAYNE, of .Wells, censured the bil l, as Sir JOHN Mon+Locx. ' • ore '1 he words objected to in the Resohition omitted, and it was then carried unanim°" slif. o it It was suggested that a, deputation shn uid th° upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer oP'''l,ol subject, and it was stated that that GentleAftell pos . tponed - the further progress of the Bill' 11t t l6 a very long conversati on u p on the proper , $ of applying to the Chanc e ll o r o f the ExeLl e ,_q ; ' ,. i nall Resolution was agreed to, that the shohld write letters to Lord Liverponi Chancellor of the Exchequer;'soliCiting t l ' a , de' would appoint a day for an interview- witll,l4le potation upon the s u bj ec t,.. an d eo ntaining -t '!" • solutions to which the Meeting had come. I I PO Previously to the passing of this ites`:;( Mr. Howes, ho was one of those m ho c4"e vent meeting together, stated, • that he lind ire-I , l loo' conversations with Lord Orford, Lord C°1") anti several other Noblemen and GentlerneT.„tho ccmple • tely entered into the vims expres se d 1 to 'meeting, and had - declared their detertninati° support the application to Parliament. v i t ch e also mentioned that the Chancellor of th e vx e quer bad intimated' that he wished to bri ce , a is monication with some o f th e Country . 1 3' 1 " — " , : rs ,dtg order to hear fromihem any objectionstli e Y -1- have to the hill. the.,Meeting objected to any ,thinci, w hich( ise not appear respectful, but . all idealof was disdained. - A Committee was app"i l “, - : power to ac,t, The, power to - compiotoi , c -3 only power withhe ld, At is stated that the plun . derers" of the th ° packet were no 'commo n pir a tes. W' R ' -I cie pirate-boat came alongside, the craw "s ee Lerred from boarding by the throats - es to the c l ot sequence. The' Captain of the packet "'"' a nd ordered on board Abe pirate with, Lis P ; ,P er ftliog the m4il; the latter he de c li ne d, ° ace" the . packet, he gave orders to his firs t that-if he returned with his own boat. °Dcb,t if his own crew, that every thing was right 5 in hi', he returned in the 'boat of the pirate, q e - pili e own brat manned with the other's creme'. " 1 ; 1 11 0 was to be instantly sunk. Af te r some Hl ter- t oril on board the pirate, they demanded per e n" e tiP,; the mail; which he stated he wo uld never g" v i e rei" They laughed Lit hii bold language. and 011,111,1.6 him on board their boat. The fitst.Offic er : t ika", , packet, seeing the Captain thu s - situated, sunk the mail. When the packet ykras b° :iater'„ r and no mail fOund, the apparent disaPP ° ';l o l -le. of the Pirate Captain was- extreme ; the l a nall ° of the vessel immediately commenced ;. t be ,;- .° ll t.ity of dollars was only 6000. The it' rs ,V'e , board were, however, reported to be o' s ' A most wanton and unfeeling outrag committed in the church-yard of St.. IND r Y f : t Walls, Colchester, on Tuesday morning P s " ~o, ' tween the hours of three and four, by '"' ne a l,i4 i iciops persons,- in thruwin'i,,,. down Rod b" eleven tomb-stones. BITH. On the lOth init. at Marsei ß lles, the Lady 01 ""' of the Royal Navy, of a son and heir. • o f OA • OR Tuesday last, at Camber w MARRIED; Mr J 13nt g eed' , Henry'• . Bank, to Rebcce:t, ibird daughter of the late Jo I Esq. of PeckhaM. • • DIED. Dr" • tolr •OM Friday, April, 10th, in St. James's - sq u3 , r l OLY' Henry Bengough, Esq. one of the Aldermen of d ' 45- 1 41• the advanced age "of 79. He had long " beers ho 1 3 loright ornament of the Corporation and City of a nd r'r most highly-reSpeetedsfor iiis'usefulness, 1)601,110"-o ;se , ' rate. He was of the profession of the-law, and Pr e ko ts 311 :, a long series of years in that City with Unrivalled t 3 ; ing la% worth of Character.; was a prototrutarr&discriminaid roli, yer, of-sound judgment, :rod the .iotiexible a f t . ' for Il e sailed integrity; and many have reasiirfto'he g rit re til t h advice on professional business.' Seal-O.:years ag° rested from the active duties of his professioni-andlvas Dive ~ l iie ss! the office of magistracy, and thus Coatinued his iisitur, u po; and his brother Aldermen were happy to resort W h i ' wa s a ls j all occasions of doubt or difficulty.--Alr.l3enguug"„e, 3,111-0, a judicious steward, with others, of the corporate the pug paid unwearied attention to the care of such of ~,,.0 0 0 4 1 charities of the City of Bristol as.are under the rUtt n '7 o , rid.', l or direction of the body corporate; and 'he liberallY 1 an asylum for the suppoit of the aged and Hill lung testify his zeal and- regarafor charitable. „ ; 40: tions. In a word, he was one of the best order or I " e " e ' o pr; f having died truly lamented, his memory will vet-I°,,ntwo°o‘ nue to be respected and che 1 Iby • ftie , ; d " h 9 EIS let ever wo rt integrity, h9 and virtue; his, example; indeed, is We' imitation. _ deititlite.:oooo; =------:-7----"' ' ...:.------,--=-^----_____ .„ LONDON: Printed by J. 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